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Accidents - Scissors - Year 2002 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 105
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Date: 12/03/2002Age: 5 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors, Day wear
PATIENT CUT ON LOWER SCALP WITH SCISSORS WHEN PARENT'S WERE CUTTING TAG OFF SHIRT AT HOME; SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/28/2002Age: 22 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
22 YO FEMALE WAS HIT IN BACK OF HEAD WITH SCISSORS SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/08/2002Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scissors
SCALP LACERATION.PT WAS USING SCISSORS TO CUT HAIR AND LACERATED SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/04/2002Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scissors
HIT IN HEAD WITH BROKEN SCISSORS. HAPPENED 2 DAYS AGO. NO LOC, VOMITING. ASSAULT UNKNOWN. DX. SCALP CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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